By: Cody Bush, Associate Commissioner / Strategic Communications

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –  Colorado Mesa University senior swimmer Ada Quenell and junior diver Jenna Hurley are the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s women’s swimming weekly award winners for the period Dec. 9-Jan. 18, announced Thursday.

Swimmer

Ada Qunell, Colorado Mesa (Senior, Whitefish, Montana)
Qunell bookended the holiday break with impressive performances at December’s UNLV Invitational and in a double dual against the University of Denver and University of Wyoming in January.  In Las Vegas, she set a career best and an NCAA Championship provisional qualifying time in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:58.54 in the finals. She was also part of the Mavericks' winning 200 medley relay team and second-place 400 medley relay squad. One month later, she finished second in all four events she competed in against Denver and Wyoming.

Others Nominated: Andrea Reyes, CSU Pueblo; Joslynn Grace, Nebraska-Kearney; Ava McCormack, UT Permian Basin.

Diver

Jenna Hurley, Colorado Mesa (Junior, Southlake, Texas)
Hurley reached the finals in both the one-meter and three-meter events at the UNLV Invitational prior to the holiday break, finishing second in the 3-meter event. Her 265.60 in the 3-meter finals was a season best and secured her spot in the NCAA’s Pre-Championship Qualification Meet. Hurley scored a 237.85 in the 1-meter event at UNLV and finished eighth in that event. In the Mavericks’ double-dual against Denver and Wyoming, Hurley finished seventh in both the 1-meter (222.45) and 3-meter (247.00) events, leading CMU in the 1-meter competition.

About the RMAC

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 71 national championships and 53 national runners-up since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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